Shloka 15
Adhyāya 164: Gautama as Guest; Kaśyapa’s Satkāra and the Fourfold Arthagati; Journey to Virūpākṣa
सत्यत्यागात् तु मात्सर्यमहितानां च सेवया । एतत् तु क्षीयते तात साधूनामुपसेवनात्
satyatyāgāt tu mātsaryam ahitānāṁ ca sevayā | etat tu kṣīyate tāta sādhūnām upasevanāt ||
Bhīṣma explique que l’envie (mātsarya) naît lorsqu’on renonce à la vérité et qu’on fréquente ou sert des êtres nuisibles et pervers. Mais, mon enfant, ce défaut même s’use et se détruit en s’attachant aux vertueux : en servant les hommes de bien et en vivant en leur compagnie.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Envy arises from abandoning truth and associating with harmful people; it is reduced and destroyed through service and close association with the virtuous (sādhus).
In Śānti Parva, Bhishma instructs the listener on ethical conduct and inner faults, identifying the causes of mātsarya (envy) and prescribing satsanga—serving and keeping company with good people—as its remedy.